Werds

Organized by ArtBridge and sponsored by Con Edison, LOISAIDA Walls has brought over a dozen captivating murals to Avenue A between 5th and 6th Streets. The image featured above was painted by the prolific Werds. What follows are images we captured last week from this impressive community project:

The ever-intriguing Cram Concepts 

The legendary Al Diaz posing next to his mural

The wonderfully passionate Will Power

The delightfully skilled Ecuador-born, Queens-bred artist Toofly 

The wonderfully expressive community-engaged Marissa Molina

The versatile Bronx-born and bred Andre Trenier posing next to a segment of his mural

Veteran Bronx-bred graffiti writer and contemporary muralist Hektad

Old School writer and graffiti historian Chino BYI captured at work

The ever-engaging Queens-bred writer and muralist Fernando SKI Romero

Toofly in collaboration with the whimsical Epic Uno

The legendary writer and designer Indie 184

The highly skilled Manila-born, Queens-based Jappy Agoncillo 

The hugely talented Chilean-born artist Cekis

Photo credits: 1-10, 13 & 14 Lois Stavsky; 11 & 12 Sara C Mozeson

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Featured above is the now-iconic image painted on a massive East Village wall by the prolific and hugely talented Homesick in collaboration with Xara Thrusta. Following are several more unsanctioned artworks — part of our ongoing series, “Pushing It Forward…” — that have surfaced on Manhattan streets:

XSM, Qzar and Zwon

Wombat, ICBM

Loose r2b and Anso aka Ansotto

Exr, Werds, Qzar and Zwon

Mint of the legendary Mint & Serf aka Mirf

Gzee

ZB Bunny and Pozer aka PZR

SU One

Photo credits: 1, 3-8 Lois Stavsky; 2, 4, 5 & 9 Giulia Shine 

 

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As we continue our monthly posts of illicit graffiti, we are back to the streets of Queens. Pictured above are: Wevs429, Dase, Oldeath, Angr and South LNE. What follows are several more images of unsanctioned graffiti captured in Queens public spaces:

Tocer and Anso LNE

Kitty and Degrupo

 Exr and Werds aka OptimoNYC 

Kempe and Cros

Mer

Gour

Loom

Post and photos by the Pushing It Forward Collective

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The rooftop of the former Seward Park High School on Manhattan’s Lower East Side has evolved into one of NYC’s most enticing graffiti canvases.  Following is a sampling of what we saw this past Sunday as Rooftop Legends, curated by New Design High School dean, Jesse Pais, celebrated its sixth anniversary.

Marka27 and Don Rimx

Mark27 and Rimx

Fever

fever-graffiti

Graffiti pioneer Part One

Part-one

Smoke

smoke-graffiti

Toofly and Werds

Toofly and Werds

Style masters Shank aka Dmote, Wane and Aplus

Shane, wane and a-plus

Slave

Slave-graffiti

Dr. Revolt

Dr.-Revolt-graffiti-rooftop-legends-NYC

Ces

Ces

KR.One

KR.One

Pesu

Pesu

Queen Andrea

Queen Andrea

Vers

vers

Photos by Lenny Collado and Tara Murray

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Long the home to immigrants and working-class folks, Manhattan’s Lower East Side, south of Houston Street, is continually revising itself. Yet, despite the proliferation of modern glass-walled high-risers and seemingly wealthy newcomers, its public spaces and storefronts still remain a canvas for both legal and illegal street art. Here’s a sampling of what we spotted yesterday:

ABOVE on store shutter off Hester Street

"Above street art on Manhattan's Lower East Side"

More after the jump!

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